Money Maker
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| Single by Ludacris featuring Pharrell | ||
| from the album Release Therapy | ||
| Released | July 17, 2006 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 3:54 | |
| Label | Def Jam Records/Disturbing Tha Peace | |
| Writer(s) | Pharrell Williams, Christopher Bridges | |
| Producer(s) | Pharrell Williams | |
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| Ludacris featuring Pharrell singles chronology | ||
| Georgia (2005) |
Money Maker (2006) |
"Grew Up a Screw Up" (featuring Young Jeezy) (2006) |
"Money Maker" is the first single from Ludacris's fifth album Release Therapy. The song was released to the radio on July 17, 2006. The song is produced by Pharrell and features Pharrell. The song was written by Chris Bridges, and Pharrell Wililams. The video was released on August 17, 2006. The video premired on MTV's Making the Video. The single reached number 1 on various charts. It has peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 1 on Hot Rap Tracks in the United States. It also became the number 1 single on radio in the United States on October 19, 2006[specify]. The music video managed to enter BET's 106 & Park and peak at number 1, where it remained for several days. The single has strong airplay on BET and MTV. It also has airplay on Canada's Muchmusic. The single has a major promotional status and huge airplay on radio around the U.S., North America and other countries around the globe. The song was performed on MTV's MTV Video Music Awards 2006.
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[edit] Reviews
- About
| "Money Maker" was obviously intended as a summer smash, as it more than satisfies the requirements: lame yet memorable pick-up lines (“I’m a bedroom gangsta”), disorganized, rambunctious production, and an accompanying big-budget video. Overall, it's a major setback in Ludacris’ campaign to claim the southern rap throne. |
- Pitchfork
| Atlanta really did need another strip-club anthem. So Ludacris and Pharrell deliver "Money Maker", roasting a Nellyesque sing-rap over steamy tropical percussion, a relentless knock that re-imagines "Can I Get a..." played with pots and pans. Fleshed out with deep, one-two bass punches and organs that trickle before bursting, it sounds faintly sinister. The hook boasts a lowering blend of Eros and economics: Luda's soliciting followed by Skateboard's stage-whispered counsel to "shake your moneymaker/ Like somebody 'bout to pay ya. |
[edit] Video
The Money Maker video was released August 17, 2006. It premired on various channels including BET MTV and Muchmusic in that week.
The video to "Money Maker" is a simple video. It is basically coloured backgrounds of orange, green and black thoroughout the shots. There are shots of Ludacris on the ground rapping with girls surrounding him. Pharrell is also singing the chorus around girls on stacks of money. Ludacris has a counting machine that counts how many times he has got a girl to shake her money maker (buttocks) for him. Girls are also dancing throughout the video. "Money Maker" was shot by director Melina, who directed Shareefa's Need A Boss.
Note - The large speakers in the background vibrating throughout the video are no more than salad bowls. Stated by Ludacris in MTV's "Making the Video."
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| Pop 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| Rhythmic Top 40 | 1 |
| Canada BDS Airplay | 52 |
| Quaday Hot 100 Singles Philippines | 16 |
| United World Chart | 14 |
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| Preceded by: "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single October 28, 2006 - November 4, 2006 |
Succeeded by: "My Love" by Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. |
| Preceded by: "Say Goodbye" by Chris Brown |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single October 28, 2006 |
Succeeded by: "Say Goodbye" by Chris Brown |
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| Ludacris |
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| Albums: Back For The First Time | Word of Mouf | Chicken-N-Beer | The Red Light District | Release Therapy |
| Singles: Whats Your Fantasy | Southern Hospitality | Area Codes | Roll Out (My Business) | Move Bitch | Saturday (Oooh Oooh) | Growing Pains (Do It Again) Remix | Act a Fool | Stand Up | Splash Waterfalls | Diamond In The Back | Blow It Out | Get Back | Number One Spot/Potion | Pimpin' All Over the World | Georgia | Money Maker | Grew Up a Screw Up | Girls Gone Wild |
| 'Other': The Wash | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Lil Pimp | Crash | Hustle & Flow | The Heart of the Game (Narrator) | Ballers | Fred Claus | Luda Camp |
| Discography | Filmography |
